Official government reports

Regional Investment

Australian Government grant awards and Queensland Government reported expenditure across Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset.

Australian Government

Explore Australian Government grants awarded across our region. New awards and later funding changes appear in the financial year they relate to. Totals include increases and subtract reductions. A grant may fund several years of work, so its award value is different from the amount paid each year.

Figures include records we have reviewed from official reports and may not cover every local investment. Australian grant awards and Queensland annual spending are presented separately because they measure different things.

Grant funding awarded in each council area

All financial years

Ipswich

$58,974,184.21

1,279 records

Lockyer Valley

$3,495,754.22

232 records

Scenic Rim

$7,306,210.43

355 records

Somerset

$6,395,120.08

97 records

Totals include the regional share of reviewed records where an amount is available. Increases add to the total; reductions subtract from it. Corrections appear in the financial year they relate to.

1,963 location records

Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
3 April 2025123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2020-21KaraleeIpswich$6,095GrantConnect award
27 March 2025123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2021-22KaraleeIpswich$6,900GrantConnect award
27 February 2025123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2023-24KaraleeIpswich$7,429GrantConnect award
6 February 2025123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2024-25KaraleeIpswich$2,645GrantConnect award
10 July 2026123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26KaraleeIpswich$6,509GrantConnect award
11 June 2024ACKMAN, GREGORY — ADSBRP - ACKMAN, GREGORYUnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,542GrantConnect award
13 January 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Brassall — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26BrassallIpswich$4,692GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Brassall — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26BrassallIpswich$3,956GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Brassall — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26BrassallIpswich$5,786.80GrantConnect award
13 January 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$15,134GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$3,128GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$6,417GrantConnect award
13 January 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$5,175GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$690GrantConnect award
18 June 2024Adam Ward — Assetless Administration FundIpswichIpswich$11,550GrantConnect award
10 August 2023Adam Ward — Assetless Administration FundIpswichIpswich$11,550GrantConnect award
20 November 2024Aeg Hammond Pty Ltd Atf Aeg Hammond Unit Trust — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programUnspecifiedScenic Rim$7,693.38GrantConnect award
17 January 2025AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$4,525GrantConnect award
17 January 2025AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$30,000GrantConnect award
23 December 2024AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$11,575GrantConnect award
16 December 2024AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedIpswich$9,025GrantConnect award
10 December 2024AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD — OFARCII - AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$30,000GrantConnect award
10 December 2024AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD — OFARCII - AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$30,000GrantConnect award
30 September 2026AIRWORX QLD PTY LTD — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
25 February 2026ALAN MCVINISH — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,961GrantConnect award
18 August 2025ALARA QLD LIMITED — Installation of Solar Panels at Luke's Place LockyerUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,799GrantConnect award
1 April 2026All Saints School - Boonah — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)BoonahScenic Rim$2,700GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Ally's Kindy at One Mile — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19IpswichIpswich$3,450GrantConnect award
17 April 2025Ally's Kindy at One Mile — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20IpswichIpswich$8,050GrantConnect award
3 April 2025Ally's Kindy at One Mile — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2020-21IpswichIpswich$8,510GrantConnect award

Original awards use their verified reporting date; variations use their verified effective date. Historical corrections adjust the period being corrected. Import dates never determine the financial year. Only verified, approved activity is included; missing historical variation details are not reconstructed from current totals. Queensland source: © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0. GrantConnect source: Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 3.0 AU.

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